Centre for Teaching Excellence

Cedar – A Living resource with Carman McKay, Musqueam/Stó:lō artist
2020-03-11 13:00 - 14:30 (America/Vancouver) | Kéxwusm-áyakn Student Centre, LB196, 2055 Purcell Way, North Vancouver, British Columbia, V7J3H5, Canada
Many local indigenous communities both past and present understand the importance of Cedar. Participants will engage in discussion and develop an understanding of the many uses of all parts of the cedar tree including application to teaching and learning across disciplines. The workshop will be inside and outside. Dress for the weather. Please fill up and submit the form. You will receive a confirmation email once your application is processed successfully.

CTE Book Club
2020-03-10 13:00 - 14:20, 2020-02-25 13:00 - 14:20, 2020-02-11 13:00 - 14:20, 2020-01-28 13:00 - 14:20, 2020-01-14 13:00 - 14:20 | Capilano University, 2055 Purcell Way, North Vancouver, BC, V7J 3H5, Canada
6 meetings FR402A 1:00 am – 2:20 pm
Our book choice is A Mind Spread out on the Ground by Alicia Elliott, a Tuscarora writer from Six Nations of the Grand River. This book tackles issues of racism, oppression, and trauma and poses key questions regarding the treatment of Indigenous peoples.
David Geary will co-faciliate the book club, which will be held on the following Tuesdays from 1:00 – 2:20 p.m. at the CTE, Fir 402A:
Tuesday, January 14 and 28
Tuesday, February 11 and 25
Tuesday, March 10 and 24
Mark these dates in your calendar and sign up now!
The first 5 participants who commit to attending all six book club meetings will receive a free copy of the book.
Please sign up from the form below!

Spring into Land & Place-based learning by Lyn Baldwin
2020-03-06 09:00 - 12:00 | BC
The workshop will take place inside and outside.
Space is limited, register now.
This workshop invites participants to explore 1) how academic disciplines shape our understanding of place and land and 2) the challenges and opportunities that land and place-based assignments could provide in our own courses. Beginning with a brief survey of place-based approaches in post-secondary education, we will use reflective-writing and reciprocal interviews to identify our own disciplinary ways of thinking. We will then work together to identify the disciplinary knowledge embedded in the natural and built environments of Capilano University. Heading outside, exercises grounded in the close observation of an awakening ecosystem will help us articulate the reciprocal relationships that always exist between human institutions and the more-than-human world. To conclude, we will identify challenges of student learning in our individual courses and seek to identify how collaborations within land and place might address these challenges. Overall, this workshop is offered from the belief that as Canada attempts to reconcile its own complicated history, stories of place—shared or contested—may be an important path to common ground.

Open Education Showcase
2020-03-04 13:00 - 16:00 | BR 126
Learn more about Open Education, practices, pedagogy, and resources at Capilano’s Open Education Showcase. Browse through Open Educational Resources (OERs) and hear about the benefits and challenges of teaching in the open by faculty who have adopted Open texts. Light refreshments will be available.

1:00pm – What is Open Education?
An introduction to the principles of Open Education, and how these fit in with teaching and learning practices in the classroom.
1:15pm – Faculty and Student Panel
This panel will provide an opportunity to hear from colleagues and a current Capilano student about their first-hand experiences working with Open Educational Resources (OER’s). Expect to hear about successes, common challenges, as well as tips for how to incorporate OER’s into your own teaching.
2:15pm – Creative Commons Licensing Workshop
Scholarly Communications & Copyright Librarian, Sabrina Wong, will guide faculty through the anatomy of Creative Commons licenses, providing recommendation for finding and reusing CC-licensed images, and offering details on how to apply CC licenses to your own work.
3:15pm – Introduction to Pressbooks Workshop
Learn how to create, adapt, and publish Open Textbooks with Pressbooks. Pressbooks is an open-source WordPress-based platform for publishing content to a variety of digital formats. You can assemble, remix, and reformat open educational resources shared by others, or author your own content.

Land as Teacher
2020-03-02 10:00 - 12:00 | Kéxwusm-áyakn Student Centre LB196

LIBERATING STRUCTURES – CAPU PRACTICE GROUP FOR FACULTY
2020-02-27 08:00 - 17:00, 2020-01-30 13:00 - 14:30 | Capilano University, 2055 Purcell Way, North Vancouver, BC, V7J 3H5, Canada
Come practice and experience the power of Liberating Structures in a safe and welcoming peer environment. The practice group meets monthly and all faculty are welcome to drop in!

Teaching Portfolios
2020-02-25 08:00 - 17:00 | Capilano University, 2055 Purcell Way, North Vancouver, BC, V7J 3H5, Canada
Want to create your own Teaching Portfolio? Join us for our four-part series on developing your Teaching Portfolio. This is an excellent way to document evidence of your teaching and to showcase your teaching and learning accomplishments. Teaching Portfolios can be included as a self-submission in your evaluation file.

ePortfolio Assignment Workshops for Faculty
2020-02-19 11:30 - 13:00 | Capilano University, 2055 Purcell Way, North Vancouver, BC, V7J 3H5, Canada
Time: 11 :30 pm – 1:00 pm
Location: Fir 456
This workshop is a hands on session about how to craft assignments for ePortfolios that will spark student engagement.
RSVP email to eportfolios@capilanou.ca

Active Learning Online
2020-02-18 - 2020-03-03 | Capilano University, 2055 Purcell Way, North Vancouver, BC, V7J 3H5, Canada
This 2-week workshop is developed specifically for CapU faculty interested in complementing or rethinking a course with active learning activities online. The course emphasizes the value of collaboration with peers online, and models active learning examples in order to facilitate understanding and reflection of the online learner experience. Participants will draw upon existing teaching experience as they experiment with a practical learning activity of their own choice online and gain feedback from peers. Participants can expect to spend 8-10 hours per week on the workshop.

Teaching Portfolios
2020-02-11 13:00 - 14:20 | Capilano University, 2055 Purcell Way, North Vancouver, BC, V7J 3H5, Canada
Want to create your own Teaching Portfolio? Join us for our four-part series on developing your Teaching Portfolio. This is an excellent way to document evidence of your teaching and to showcase your teaching and learning accomplishments. Teaching Portfolios can be included as a self-submission in your evaluation file.
All session will be held on Tuesdays in Fir 402A from 1:00 – 2:20 p.m. on the following dates:
February 11
February 25

Teaching Portfolios
2020-02-04 13:00 - 14:20 | Capilano University, 2055 Purcell Way, North Vancouver, BC, V7J 3H5, Canada
Want to create your own Teaching Portfolio? Join us for our four-part series on developing your Teaching Portfolio. This is an excellent way to document evidence of your teaching and to showcase your teaching and learning accomplishments. Teaching Portfolios can be included as a self-submission in your evaluation file.
All session will be held on Tuesdays in Fir 402A from 1:00 – 2:20 p.m. on the following dates:
February 4
February 11
February 25

ePortfolio Assignment Workshops for Faculty
2020-01-31 11:30 - 13:00 | Capilano University, 2055 Purcell Way, North Vancouver, BC, V7J 3H5, Canada
Time: 11:30 pm – 1:00 pm
Location: Fir 456
This workshop is a hands on session about how to craft assignments for ePortfolios that will spark student engagement.
RSVP email to eportfolios@capilanou.ca

Teaching Portfolios
2020-01-29 13:00 - 14:20 | Capilano University, 2055 Purcell Way, North Vancouver, BC, V7J 3H5, Canada
Want to create your own Teaching Portfolio? Join us for our four-part series on developing your Teaching Portfolio. This is an excellent way to document evidence of your teaching and to showcase your teaching and learning accomplishments. Teaching Portfolios can be included as a self-submission in your evaluation file.
All session will be held on Tuesdays in Fir 402A from 1:00 – 2:20 p.m. on the following dates:
January 29
February 4
February 11
February 25

Teaching Triangles Kick-off
2020-01-23 11:30 - 12:30 | BC
Thursday, January 23, 2020
11:30 am – 12:30 pm
FR402A
Join a teaching triangle specifically for instructors, who teach online or mixed mode courses!
In Teaching Triangles – Online you will be in a triad with two other instructors, who teach online or mixed mode – usually from a different discipline. Each “teaching triangle” agrees to visit each other’s online classes during a week of your choice. After the visits, the triangle meets to discuss what they’ve learned from their observations. The purpose is learning, peers support and self-reflection (not evaluation).

Teaching ePortfolio Workshop
2020-01-22 13:30 - 15:00 | Capilano University, 2055 Purcell Way, North Vancouver, BC, V7J 3H5, Canada
January 22, 2020
1:30-3:00pm
BR126
Have some great teaching ideas that you would like to preserve in an eportfolio? December is the time to plan your New Year’s resolution to build that Teaching eportfolio. CTE is running a 90 minute Teaching eportfolio workshop on January 22, 2020. In short lightning rounds you will get to explore how to curate content, hacks on self-refection, and where to look for evidence of your teaching successes. There will also be a walk-through demo of WordPress so be sure to bring your laptop.
Sign up now!

ePortfolios Student Showcase Deadline
2020-01-15 | Capilano University, 2055 Purcell Way, North Vancouver, BC, V7J 3H5, Canada
CTE is inviting student ePortfolio submissions to it’s first annual ePortfolio Showcase . Encourage your students to share their design and content. Prizes awarded to most innovative design and most reflective content. Students can enter the Showcase by sending a link to their eportfolio in an email to: eportfolios@capilanou.ca

New Year, New Ideas, New Colleagues and Teaching Tech-Celerator
2020-01-03 09:30 - 14:30 | BC
If you are new to teaching at Capilano or looking for ideas to get your classes off to a great start, sign up for the New Year, New Ideas, New Colleagues event Friday, January 3, 2020 in LB 322. Please bring your laptop to this session.
New Year New Ideas New Colleagues: 9:30 a.m. to Noon, Friday, January 3 in LB 322

Activities for the First Week of Classes and Beyond
Introduction to E-Learn and the Faculty Evaluation Process

Teaching Tech-Celerator: 1 p.m. – 2:30 p.m., January 3 in LB 322

E-Learn: Design, Gradebook, Assignments, Forums
E-portfolios
MS Teams

Please bring your laptop for this session!
Sign up for either or both of these sessions now!

Instructional Skills Workshop
2019-12-16 - 2019-12-18 | Capilano University, 2055 Purcell Way, North Vancouver, BC, V7J 3H5, Canada
The Instructional Skills Workshop is an internationally recognized program designed to enhance teaching effectiveness of both new and experienced educators. The ISW is an intensive 24 hour peer-based experiential workshop grounded in learning-centered instruction.
During the workshop, participants design and deliver three 10 minute lessons and receive feedback from their peers in a supportive environment. Participants are provided with information on the theory and practice of teaching adult learners, writing learning objectives with accompanying lesson plans, techniques for encouraging active learning, and suggestions for evaluation of learning, and engage in reflective practice. The ISW counts as a three credit course in the Provincial Instructor Diploma Program (PIDP 3220: Delivery of Instruction).
Limited to 12 participants.

Faculty Learning Community – Teacher as Researcher
2019-12-13 13:00 - 15:00, 2019-11-22 13:00 - 15:00, 2019-11-08 13:00 - 15:00 | Capilano University, 2055 Purcell Way, North Vancouver, BC, V7J 3H5, Canada
Perhaps you developed a particular assignment or project or tried a new teaching approach that you would be interested in investigating. Together we will learn about the role of teacher as researcher, explore key articles on the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL), and support each other as we move forward to develop a teaching and learning inquiry based on our teaching practices.
The FLC will be stimulating, collaborative, and fun! Meet colleagues from a variety of disciplines who share your interest in this topic! You will be guaranteed a positive learning environment, the opportunity to meet and learn from colleagues, and, not to be overlooked, some very good food!
The FLC will meet generally every second Friday for the first term and possibly every third Friday for the Spring semester.
Please email cte@capilanou.ca to register.

LIBERATING STRUCTURES Online– CAPU PRACTICE GROUP FOR FACULTY
2019-11-28 13:00 - 14:30 | Capilano University, 2055 Purcell Way, North Vancouver, BC, V7J 3H5, Canada
Come practice and experience the power of Liberating Structures in a safe and welcoming peer environment. The practice group meets monthly and all faculty are welcome to drop in! November meeting is online. Please register to the online workshop from the link below.
https://cte.capilanou.ca/program-events/liberating-structure-online/

Capturing or Streaming your Class
2019-11-26 10:00 - 11:00 | CE223
With the potential of transit disruption this week, we have had a few inquiries as to how to record or stream in-person classes to make them available to students who are not able to attend to class.

We have created an information guide on recording and streaming classes using our videoconferencing software as well as a video.
We have an in-person workshop on capturing or streaming class on Tuesday November 26 10:00-11:00am in room CE 223
In addition, faculty might want to flip their classes to ensure that course content is available on eLearn.
We have daily in-person support in the Centre for Teaching Excellence (Fir 402) with special dedicated hours 8:30-10am during the transit disruption.

Reach out to the Centre for Teaching Excellence, cte@capilanou.ca, if you would like individual support with implementing any of these ideas.

Teaching Portfolio
2019-11-19 13:00 - 14:20 | Capilano University, 2055 Purcell Way, North Vancouver, BC, V7J 3H5, Canada
Want to create your own Teaching Portfolio? Join us for our four-session series on developing your Teaching Portfolio. This is an excellent way to document evidence of your teaching and to showcase your teaching and learning accomplishments.
The session will be held on Tuesdays in Fir 402A from 1:00 – 2:20 p.m.
November 19 Session 4: Showcasing and Sharing Your Teaching Portfolio
Register now!

Teaching Portfolio
2019-11-05 13:00 - 14:20 | Capilano University, 2055 Purcell Way, North Vancouver, BC, V7J 3H5, Canada
Want to create your own Teaching Portfolio? Join us for our four-session series on developing your Teaching Portfolio. This is an excellent way to document evidence of your teaching and to showcase your teaching and learning accomplishments.
The session will be held on Tuesdays in Fir 402A from 1:00 – 2:20 p.m.
November 5 Session 3: How to Use WordPress
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